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The incident comes a week after China scrambled fighter jets as a U.S. Navy ship sailed close to a disputed reef.
Several countries have squabbled over the region's natural resources and trading routes for decades.
The U.S. confirmed that China recently deployed fighter jets to Woody Island.
"[Our interest is] to demonstrate that we will uphold the principle of freedom of navigation."
"The Chinese side expresses its strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition."